Week 30 - Power Point - Add Sound & Video - Input/Output Devices

Input/Output Devices

These mean exactly what you might think they mean. They are devices which are used to either “put information into” or “get information out of” the computer.

We commonly call ALL of the most common components of a computer system a “COMPUTER” as in “Our family will get a new COMPUTER for Christmas”. If your family is getting a new COMPUTER then they will ONLY get the electronic “box”*. They will NOT get a keyboard, mouse, monitor, speakers, printer, modem, etc.

What we really mean when we say that we’re getting a new “computer” is that we are getting a new COMPUTER SYSTEM.

Basically, (without getting too technical*) a computer SYSTEM is made up of 3 major components: